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China’s former leader Jiāng Zémín 江泽民, who led the country out of isolation following the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests in 1989 and guided its economic modernization, has died at the age of 96. Jiang passed away due to leukemia and multiple organ failure in Shanghai at 12:13 p.m. on Wednesday,…

Sessions on "Spirit of the 20th National Congress of the CPC" held by Kwai Tsing, Sha Tin, Southern and Kowloon City District Offices (with photos) ******************************************************************************************      The report delivered by General Secretary Xi Jinping at the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) emphasises that the "one…

/ Asia / Pacific Issued on: 29/11/2022 - 23:31 European Council President Charles Michel speaks at a news conference after the first day of the European leaders summit, in Brussels, Belgium, October 21, 2022. © Piroschka van de Wouw, Reuters EU chief Charles Michel set off for Beijing on Tuesday,…

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BEIJING, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday China is ready to work with Russia to forge closer partnership in energy cooperation. Energy cooperation is an important cornerstone of practical cooperation between China and Russia, and also a positive force for maintaining global energy security, Xi said…

A protester holding flowers is confronted by a policeman during a protest on a street in Shanghai, China. AP. Beijing: In a shocking turn of events, the Chinese police are now searching for a number of apps like Twitter, Instagram and Telegram in people’s phones in Beijing, Shanghai and Hangzhou…

In this episode of Live with Lizzi Lee: William Hurst, a professor at Cambridge University, explains the significance of China’s protests erupting in multiple major cities over the weekend. Prof. Hurst elaborates on why he thinks Beijing would see the protests as very threatening and extremely problematic, and how Xi…

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese universities sent students home and police fanned out in Beijing and Shanghai to prevent more protests Tuesday after crowds angered by severe anti-virus restrictions called for leader Xi Jinping to resign in the biggest show of public dissent in decades. Authorities have eased some controls after…

Over the weekend, protests took place all over China, including Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, and Urumqi, as crowds demonstrated against ongoing COVID-19 lockdowns. The protests came after a fire in Xinjiang’s capital city Urumqi resulted in the death of 10 residents and the injury of nine more, leading many in China…

By Lingling Wei Updated Nov. 28, 2022 4:56 pm ET President Xi Jinping faces a difficult choice between loosening China’s zero-tolerance Covid-19 policy or doubling down on restrictions that have locked down neighborhoods and stifled the country’s economy over the past three years. Neither option is a good one for…